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Feb. 25, 2015  The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds new research. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting ... full story

Feb. 6, 2015  The transfer of 31 million acres of land managed by the federal government to Utah would hinder public land management reforms and harm the state, according to a newly released ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015  A pattern of underreporting of on-campus sexual assaults by universities and colleges across the United States has been uncovered by researchers. Some schools have continued to underreport even after ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015  Research has long made a connection between childhood abuse and neglect and crime in adulthood. But a new study found that when other life factors are considered, that link all but ... full story

Jan. 23, 2015  The devastating effects of stalking and cyberstalking – harassing or threatening communication via the Internet – are explored in a new study. Key among the findings is that victims of ... full story

Jan. 15, 2015  Innocent adult participants can be convinced, over the course of a few hours, that they had perpetrated crimes as serious as assault with a weapon in their teenage years. This research indicates that ... full story

Dec. 24, 2014  As Obama pledges investment in body-worn-camera technology for police officers, researchers say cameras induce 'self-awareness' that can prevent unacceptable uses-of-force seen to have tragic ... full story

Dec. 20, 2014  The ability of some breathalyzers widely sold to the UK public to detect potentially unsafe levels of breath alcohol for driving, varies considerably, reveals research. The findings call into ... full story

Dec. 11, 2014  In the shadow of the two year anniversary of one of the worst mass shootings in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, an extensive new study challenges common assumptions about gun ... full story

Nov. 11, 2014  Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered a new species of plant living in a remote rift valley escarpment that’s supposed to be inside of a protected area. But an ... full story

Wash. Growers Struggle With Glut of Legal Pot

AP (Jan. 16, 2015)  Washington&apos;s legal marijuana market opened last summer to a dearth of weed. Some stores periodically closed because they didn&apos;t have pot to sell. Now, the equation has flipped, bringing serious growing pains to the new industry. (Jan. 16)
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DNA Vault Stores Your Genetic Info

Buzz60 (Jan. 13, 2015)  A device from the company Genisyss promises to store your DNA so you can take advantage of future medical advances, customized cures and possibly one day create a clone. Brett Larson has more.
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Mar. 2, 2015  In order to cope, conservation organizations need to adapt like the organisms they seek to protect, a new paper suggests, arguing that conservation organizations need to be bolder in their adaptation ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015  The use of animals in experimental research has soared at leading US laboratories in recent years, finds new research. This is despite growing public opposition to animal experimentation, mounting ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015  If prisoners received better health care while behind bars and after release, both their health and the community's health would improve, new research has found. Offering treatment to prisoners ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015  Republicans and Independents disapprove of neuroscience-informed criminal justice reforms when the reforms are seen as being too lenient with criminal defendants. When framed differently, however, ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015  Almost eight out of ten people cannot recall the names of the UK’s most notorious serial killers, paedophiles or their victims, despite the wall-to-wall media coverage of these cases over the past ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015  Although there is insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about how the US illicit tobacco market would respond to any new regulations that modify cigarettes -- for example, by lowering ... full story

Feb. 18, 2015  Criminals with a penchant for dyeing their hair could soon pay for their vanity. Scientists have found a way to analyze hair samples at crime scenes to rapidly determine whether it was colored and ... full story

Feb. 6, 2015  The transfer of 31 million acres of land managed by the federal government to Utah would hinder public land management reforms and harm the state, according to a newly released ... full story

Feb. 4, 2015  New research has found that 33 percent of high school seniors support legalized marijuana and 25.6 percent believe marijuana should be considered a crime. As debate has swept the country -- with ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015  A pattern of underreporting of on-campus sexual assaults by universities and colleges across the United States has been uncovered by researchers. Some schools have continued to underreport even after ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015  Research has long made a connection between childhood abuse and neglect and crime in adulthood. But a new study found that when other life factors are considered, that link all but ... full story

Jan. 28, 2015  Does rising economic inequality causes trust to fall in society and thus endanger social cohesion? Recent academic research appears to support this notion. However, a new study ... full story

Jan. 23, 2015  The devastating effects of stalking and cyberstalking – harassing or threatening communication via the Internet – are explored in a new study. Key among the findings is that victims of ... full story

Jan. 15, 2015  Innocent adult participants can be convinced, over the course of a few hours, that they had perpetrated crimes as serious as assault with a weapon in their teenage years. This research indicates that ... full story

Jan. 14, 2015  A new study offers an explanation for why women fear face-to-face crime more than men, despite being less likely to experience most crimes. The findings support the theory that women may have a ... full story

Jan. 14, 2015  As debates rage about the legal status of immigrants, researchers still lack enough data -- and enough of the right data -- to help policy makers make better, more informed decisions, according to a ... full story

Jan. 13, 2015  With many calling for policy reform to improve race problems in the US criminal justice system, new research suggests that the issue is less political and more behavioral. Researchers recommend ... full story

Jan. 13, 2015  College students are at higher risk for stalking than the general public, but are less likely to report the crime to police, experts have determined. Stalking, defined as a repeated course of conduct ... full story

Jan. 8, 2015  The US. Supreme Court has agreed to decide a case this year that challenges whether it is legal to offer subsidies to low- and moderate-income people who purchase coverage through federally run ... full story

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